| If you have symertical swelling of both wrists? |
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| RA until proven otherwise |
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| What % of lupus pts. get the mallar rash? |
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Triad
RA, Neutropenia, Spleenomegaly |
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polyarthophy
systemic
mulitple autoantibodies |
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| What endocrine disorder can lead to secondary OA? |
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| #1 cause of neuropathic arthopathy? |
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| most common arthritis v. most common inflam arthritis? |
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#1 arthritis = OA
#1 inflam arhritis = RA |
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| most common bug for infectious arthritis? |
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| most common extraarticular feature of RA? |
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| What disease do you need to order a cerival spine xray before doing a tube? |
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| what disease has “shelf sign”? |
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Osteophytes and Eburnation
are found with? |
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| 4 diseases assoc. w/ HLA-B27? |
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AS
Reiters
Enteropathic spnoylitis
Psoriatic spondylitis |
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found in “bamboo spine”
classical finding of AS |
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| Syndesmophytes of Reiters v. AS? |
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AS = marginal
Reiters = non-marginal |
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| X-ray finding of Psoriatic arthritis |
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antiroe antibody
kids form Lupus mom get Heart block. |
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| SLE: most sensitive v. specific serology marker |
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ANA = most sensitive
Anti-smith = more specific |
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| Side effect of Plaquernel? |
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| Pts get drops on their retina. They will complain of color vision probs. |
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| how many joints are involved in gout? |
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| Gout crsytsal v. pseudogout crystal? |
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Gout = MSU
Psudogout = Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate |
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HGPRT enzyme abnorbality in Gout
results in overproduction of uric acid |
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For Gout
shows joint hanging over its edge |
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| Which disease has a lot to do with sleep disturbance? |
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| Growth Hormone used in Fibromyalgia |
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| What disease doyou expect to see positive results within 4 days? |
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| What disease are you doing an Bx of temporal artery? |
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PM/DM
redness and scales over knuckles |
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